The location of a secret site allegedly used by the CIA to interrogate suspects has been revealed near the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius. The site is reportedly one of eight such secret centres around the world.

Tony Blinken, national security adviser to Vice President Biden, said that leaders in Warsaw, Bucharest and Prague should think less of what the U.S. can do for them and more about what they can do with the United States.

Mexico celebrates its Independence Day, freedom from two conquerers, not just one. It shows its modern and up-to-date military with great pride.

Estonia’s defence ministry has announced that two more of its soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan. This brings number of Estonians who gave their lives for Western freedom to six, out of a contingent of 289.

The Russian Parliament has protested against a European resolution calling for a day of remembrance for all victims of Stalinism and Nazism. Russian legislators say the resolution blames Stalin for starting WWII as much as it does Hitler.

Countries of the former Communist Bloc are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the end of Soviet domination. Russia, after a promising start of opening up about its past under President Boris Yeltsin, has now increasingly adopted a stance of denial.

Russian newspapers maintain it is religion that has aggravated one of man's greatest passions, which is sex. The result has been created unnecessary problems for many in the Western world.

One year ago Lithuania was year among the fastest growing economies in Europe. Now its economy is plunging due to for example, the burst of a real estate bubble.

According to a British study, the happiest children in Europe live in the Netherlands and in Scandinavian countries. Britain is ranked 24th among 29 countries.

Within six months of an animal-welfare group launching a peaceful, company-targetted campaign against 'pale veal' - produced by keeping male calves penned up, fed on low-iron milk diets -- nearly all the Dutch supermarkets have stopped selling it.